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The Far East - August, 2008

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Editorial - The dream dies and lives

As Communist forces in China consolidated their power, the future for the Church began to look uncertain.
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Real testing time is at hand

Fr Timothy Connolly, Superior General of St Columban’s in Ireland received the following letter from Bishop Edward Galvin who was expelled by…
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Still missing in Korea

Of our nine priests of St Columban’s, missing for several months now in the Korean conflict, one is officially reported dead. Father Anthony…
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New wave of missionaries

Fr Jude Genovia is the first Filipino Columban Vocations Director and talks to The Far East about the challenges of vocation work.
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Following Jesus

I can explain in one word why I am a Columban priest - that word is “Jesus” - but it would take a lifetime to spell out the implications of that…
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Beijing – a leap forward

Columban Fr Jim Mulroney reflects on the Olympic games in Beijing from Hong Kong.
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Healing the family

A Peruvian couple saved their own family by helping families communicate better and teaching their children Christianity.
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My yearning fulfilled

My interest in working overseas was with me throughout my school days; this may be due to the fact I went to a school run by the Presentation…
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Brushing up on pigs

The sow arrived on the back of a bike, tightly bound with ropes. She was covered in dried black mud and shrieking with rage. The poor animal…
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Mission World

Pakistan (UCAN) - Christians in Punjab province say they are optimistic of progress under their new chief minister, Shahbaz Sharif, who has promised…
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From the Director - We don’t have to save the world

I have some good news for you. You don’t have to save the world.
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Reflection - What direction am I taking?

From the seclusion of his monastery in Kentucky, the Cistercian monk, Thomas Merton, who died 40 years ago, reached out to the men and women…
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At home in another culture

I was ordained a Columban missionary priest in 2000. For several years I have been working in Chile, a country that has provided me with many…
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A Changing China

By 2050 China plans to have eradicated poverty, established itself as a world power in science and lifted the average life span of its billion-plus…
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